Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Coming Out at 14 April 2006 in theaters.
Comedy, Drama
Thank You for Smoking is satirical black comedy film written and directed by Jason Reitman and starring Aaron Eckhart, based on the 1994 satirical novel of the same name by Christopher Buckley. It follows the efforts of Big Tobacco’s chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who lobbies on behalf of cigarettes using heavy spin tactics while also trying to remain a role model for his 12-year-old son. Maria Bello, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes, Rob Lowe, William H. Macy, J. K. Simmons, and Robert Duvall appear in supporting roles.
The film was released in a limited run on March 17, 2006, and had a wide release on April 14. As of 2007, the film had grossed a total of more than $39 million worldwide. The film was released on DVD in the US on October 3, 2006, and in the UK on January 8, 2007.
Nick Naylor is a handsome, smooth-talking tobacco spokesman who attempts to influence the act of people in daily life and the vice-president of a tobacco lobby called the “Academy of Tobacco Studies”, which has been researching whether smoking tobacco causes lung diseases or not. They claim that their research—funded primarily by tobacco companies—has found no definitive evidence for it. Nick’s job is mainly defending Big Tobacco on television programs by presenting this research to the public. Naylor and his friends, firearm lobbyist Bobby Jay Bliss and alcohol lobbyist Polly Bailey, meet every week and jokingly call themselves the “Merchants of Death” or “The MOD Squad”.
Director: Jason Reitman
Writers: Jason Reitman, Christopher Buckley (novel)
Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Cameron Bright, Maria Bello, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes, Rob Lowe, William H. Macy, J. K. Simmons, Robert Duvall
Cast:
| Joan Lunden | … | Joan Lunden |
| Eric Haberman | … | Robin Williger |
| Aaron Eckhart | … | Nick Naylor |
| Mary Jo Smith | … | Sue Maclean |
| Todd Louiso | … | Ron Goode |
| Jeff Witzke | … | Kidnapper |
| J.K. Simmons | … | BR |
| Marianne Muellerleile | … | Teacher |
| Cameron Bright | … | Joey Naylor |
| Alex Diaz | … | Kid #1 |
| Jordan Garrett | … | Kid #2 |
| Courtney Taylor Burness | … | Kid #3 |
| Jordan Del Spina | … | Kid #4 |
| Maria Bello | … | Polly Bailey |
| David Koechner | … | Bobby Jay Bliss |
| Kim Dickens | … | Jill Naylor |
| Daniel Travis | … | Brad |
| William H. Macy | … | Senator Ortolan Finistirre |
| Katie Winslow | … | Jeanette |
| Richard Speight Jr. | … | Trainee |
| Eric Maldonado | … | Tobacco Club Host |
| Robert Duvall | … | Captain |
| Renée Graham | … | Tiffany |
| Katie Holmes | … | Heather Holloway |
| Adam Brody | … | Jack |
| Timothy Dowling | … | EGO Assistant |
| Rob Lowe | … | Jeff Megall |
| Sam Elliott | … | Lorne Lutch |
| Connie Ray | … | Pearl |
| Dennis Miller | … | Dennis Miller |
| Terry James | … | Ski Mask #1 |
| Marc Scizak | … | Ski Mask #2 |
| Rachel Thorp | … | Flighty Girl |
| Karen Harrison | … | Nurse |
| Aaron Lustig | … | Doctor |
| Melora Hardin | … | Interviewer |
| Brian Palermo | … | FBI Agent (voice) |
| Michael Mantell | … | Dr. Meisenbach |
| Tonyo Meléndez | … | Mr. Herera |
| Spencer Garrett | … | Senator Lothridge |
| Earl Billings | … | Senator Dupree |
| Catherine Reitman | … | Reporter #1 |
| Sean Patrick Murphy | … | Reporter #2 |
| David O. Sacks | … | Oil Lobbyist |
| Nancy O’Dell | … | Nancy Humphries O’Dell |
| Roy Jenkins | … | Debate Moderator |
| Howard Weitzman | … | Gentleman #1 |
| Bruce French | … | Gentleman #2 |
| Robert L. Richards | … | Gentleman #3 |
| Christopher Buckley | … | Man at Metro Station |
| Michael Calder | … | Congressman |
| Dominick Cicco | … | Workman |
| Jacques Derosena | … | College Student |
| Jim R. Felton | … | Tobacco Lobbyist |
| Lisa Gabriel | … | Court Clerk |
| Lucas George | … | College student |
| Dana E. Glauberman | … | Hotel Phone Operator (voice) |
| Eva La Dare | … | Flight Attendant |
| Robert Malina | … | Peter |
| Kyra Oser | … | Audience Member |
| Neil Patil | … | Lab Technician |
| Nicholas Pinto | … | Kid |
| Prince Jordan Tyson | … | Senator |
| Aloma Wright | … | Gizelle (voice) |
| James Younan | … | Committee Attendee |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia